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Inside the Mind of a Dog

{\an8}For decades, {\an8}the most popular breedhas been the Labrador Retriever. {\an8}But...

{\an8}For decades, {\an8}the most popular breed
has been the Labrador Retriever. {\an8}But in 2022, the French bulldog
surpassed the Lab in the US. So how exactly
did our most popular pet become such a valuable member
of the family? To understand that,
we need to start at the very beginning

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{\an8}For decades,
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{\an8}the most popular breed has been the Labrador Retriever.
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{\an8}But in 2022, the French bulldog surpassed the Lab in the US.
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So how exactly did our most popular pet
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become such a valuable member of the family?
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To understand that, we need to start at the very beginning.
Duration
26 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:43
Uploaded
Apr 03, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Red Rock Films

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Movie Summary

Embark on a delightful journey into the world of dogs in this documentary that reveals scientific and emotional insights about our lovable BFFs.
The scientific name of the domestic dog, our best buddies, - Inside the Mind of a Dog 00:21
The scientific name of the domestic dog, our best buddies,
{\an8}Every breed shares 99.9% of the same DNA as wolves. - Inside the Mind of a Dog 00:07
{\an8}Every breed shares 99.9% of the same DNA as wolves.
Wolves were extremely successful - Inside the Mind of a Dog 00:08
Wolves were extremely successful
Millions and millions and millions of wolves - Inside the Mind of a Dog 00:08
Millions and millions and millions of wolves
There weren't just wolves. There's what's called a carnivore guild. - Inside the Mind of a Dog 00:05
There weren't just wolves. There's what's cal...
The modern human population pulses out of Africa, - Inside the Mind of a Dog 00:08
The modern human population pulses out of Africa,
We're so good at hunting - Inside the Mind of a Dog 00:07
We're so good at hunting
Two species that do survive are brown bears... - Inside the Mind of a Dog 00:05
Two species that do survive are brown bears...
Instead of being afraid of humans, - Inside the Mind of a Dog 00:10
Instead of being afraid of humans,
{\an8}So a new type of friendliness evolved. - Inside the Mind of a Dog 00:05
{\an8}So a new type of friendliness evolved.
{\an8}So survival of the friendliest - Inside the Mind of a Dog 00:09
{\an8}So survival of the friendliest
And it is counter to survival of the fittest. - Inside the Mind of a Dog 00:05
And it is counter to survival of the fittest.
It is not at all that being big, bad alpha makes you superior. - Inside the Mind of a Dog 00:06
It is not at all that being big, bad alpha makes you superio...
And, in fact, if anything, being dominant is super costly. - Inside the Mind of a Dog 00:06
And, in fact, if anything, being dominant is super costly.
In any species that evolves, - Inside the Mind of a Dog 00:10
In any species that evolves,
Whether it's flowers - Inside the Mind of a Dog 00:08
Whether it's flowers
"I'm gonna be friendly, give you something, - Inside the Mind of a Dog 00:12
"I'm gonna be friendly, give you something,
So friendliness wins. It wins again and again in life. - Inside the Mind of a Dog 00:06
So friendliness wins. It wins again and again in life.
And dogs have a special adaptation - Inside the Mind of a Dog 00:18
And dogs have a special adaptation
And we know that when humans interact, - Inside the Mind of a Dog 00:11
And we know that when humans interact,